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Bradley Walsh lined up to host exciting new TV show

The 64-year-old presenter will front a new Sky documentary

Nicky Morris
TV and film writer
January 24, 2025
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Bradley Walsh has landed a new presenting gig. The popular presenter is set to host an upcoming Sky History documentary series, titled Bradley Walsh: Egypt’s Cosmic Code, which will see the 64-year-old fulfil a lifetime's ambition to visit the monuments of Ancient Egypt and try to understand how it could have been possible to produce such "wonders of the ancient world" 4,500 years ago.

Bradley, who has a number of hosting gigs on the go including The Chase and Gladiators, will be joined by Egyptologists as he hopes to answer some of the ancient civilisation's biggest mysteries. 

Bradley Walsh in Bradley Walsh: Egypt’s Cosmic Code© Sky
Bradley Walsh will host Bradley Walsh: Egypt’s Cosmic Code

The TV star, who has had an enduring fascination with ancient engineering, will be joined by Dr Meredith Brand from the American University in Cairo and Dr Arto Belekdanian, as he "initially casts his expert engineering eye first over the evolution of pyramid building, from the Step Pyramid of King Djoser, via the Red and Bent Pyramids of Pharoah Sneferu at Dahshur to the Great Pyramid at Giza", according to the synopsis. 

It continues: "This provides the platform for his further investigations into the riddle of The Sphinx, its provenance, and its ancient symbolism, which experts have long argued over before he embarks on his quest to unravel the significance of the Egyptian preoccupation with death and the afterlife. Bradley completes the series by fulfilling his ambition to visit the Luxor tomb of Egypt’s most famous and short-lived rulers, Tutankhamun, to try and unravel the mysteries of the rise and fall of Egypt’s most famous royal dynasty. In this series, viewers will see Bradley as never before as he reveals his engineering passion and expertise and has many questions and theories that challenge Egyptological orthodoxy, getting close and personal with the monuments and history with which he has been fascinated throughout his life. With his Indiana Jones hat, his unique brand of entertainment and his unusual camel-riding technique, it’s fair to say that Bradley is unlike anyone the Egyptians (ancient or modern) have ever encountered before."

The Chase host Bradley Walsh © Matt Frost / ITV
The TV star will travel to Egypt for the programme

Bradley said of the news: "I have been captivated by Ancient Egypt for as long as I can remember, and now, finally experiencing it firsthand feels truly magical. I have so many questions - Who built the pyramids? Why and how? Exploring Egypt’s most iconic ancient monuments and speaking with experts like Meredith Brand and Arto Belekdanian is the perfect way to seek answers to these mysteries. Egypt is a land of wonder and intrigue, and this journey promises to be the adventure of a lifetime."

Bradley Walsh on Gladiators© James Stack
Bradley is currently hosting Gladiators on BBC One

It wouldn't be Bradley's only exciting project coming up this year. The star will be hitting the road with his famous friends Brian Conley, Shane Richie and Joe Pasquale as they tour across the UK with their new stage show

The much-loved entertainers, who call themselves 'The Prat Pack', will bring audiences an evening "packed with jokes" while performing songs inspired by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford with a 15-piece band. 

Brian Conley, Joe Pasquale, Bradley Walsh and Shane Richie © Gary Moyes
Bradley, Brian Conley, Joe Pasquale and Shane Richie are touring their new stage show from April

The tour follows a one-off show back in March 2024, which saw the quartet joined by the Barry Robinson Big Band at the London Palladium. 

In a statement released last year, Bradley shared his excitement. "People are starved of our type of entertainment - songs, stories, jokes - and banter," he said. "It's an homage to the Rat Pack but brought up to the modern day, and it's a fantastic night. We are just thrilled. We all share the same dressing room - we're mates. We've known each other for so long now - and the show is about warmth and family - because we are. It's great, really great."

He continued: "The show harks back to the 1950s and ‘60s - the Rat Pack era of Sinatra and the gang. The four of us have been mates for over 40 years now and we have a combined age of around 250 years, so a quarter of a millennium. The only time we were on the same show was in 1993 for the Royal Variety Performance. I've been desperate to put something together like this for so long."

Brian Conley, Joe Pasquale, Bradley Walsh and Shane Richie © Gary Moyes
The four friends call themselves 'The Prat Pack'

The tour kicks off in Edinburgh on 27 April and concludes on 23 May in Southend.

In the meantime, fans can watch Bradley in the new season of Gladiators, which began earlier this month. The TV star fronts the show with his son, Barney, as they welcome a brave set of contenders to take on the superhuman Gladiators in five brutal events before going head-to-head in the gruelling Eliminator.

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